DATE AND VENUE18th and 19th February
Delft University of Technology, Delft

SHORT REPORTThis meeting consisted of two main parts: setup of all the components of the SALIG system and test the test cases, and a discussion on the business plan of the project.

Because all members of SALIG were present, and were able to inspect, update, fix, restart and tune their components, it was possible to pass all of the 9 test cases. Some issues remained with configurability, and with the speed and reliability of the detection of some events. But overall, the system seems to work!

After this intensive and slightly stressful testing, we enjoyed a nice meeting dinner.

SHORT REPORT
During this meeting we met to discuss integration issues and issues regarding the interface in order to create a pilot of the salig++-system. The second day, the project team focused on the Business Model. At this meeting Klas Magnusson from SU innovation was invited.

SHORT REPORT
Now we are in the middle of the project, and much of the meeting was spend on preparing for the mid term reviews. The second day we visited the training apartment where the next Salig++ user tests will take place. Alleato, a company that have been involved in installing the technical environment at the training apartment visited us and discussed it from a technical perspective. The rest of the meeting we discussed the integration aspects of the different parts of the Salig++ system.

Photos provided by Ann-Christine Persson

In the evening of the 11th, the partners walked from the city center of Stockholm, to the heart of the medieval old city. After the walk we had a grand meal.

SHORT REPORT
During this meeting, each partner made a live demonstration of their work, report from integration testing and presented the results from the user evaluation of the prototype. The second day, the project team focused on the Business Model. Divitel and Stockholm University presented the investigation of health care funding provided by each partner from different countries.

In the evening of the 29th, the partners walked through the city center of Luxembourg, saw the Palais grand ducal and a nice area “the grund” at the foot of the “upper town”.

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SHORT REPORT
During the meeting we discussed the progress of system prototypes, including a presentation of the first user tests based on the system interface. We also started to discuss possible business models, this was initiated by a presentation on business assessment in the health sector held by Prof. W. Brouwer from the Institute of Health Policy & Management Services (iBMG). Monday evening we enjoyed a nice dinner in lovely Apeldoorn.

During the second day of the meeting we discussed the integration plan for the different system components. This is beginning to be tested in a laboratory environment during the summer.

Bin Xiao, Theo Kanter and Rahim Rahmani from Stockholm University have written a paper accepted by the 8th International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering in Zhangjiajie, China. The paper which will be published by Springer is called “Generic Distributed Sensing in Support of Context Awareness in Ambient Assisted Living”. Congratulations to Bin, Theo and Rahim!

SHORT REPORT
The primary objectives of the Warszawa meeting was to establish the architecture of the SALIG++ solution and to prepare for the upcoming tests. In addition the project group discussed the approach for developing the SALIG++ business model.

In the evening of the 15th the group enjoyed a walk through the Old Town of Warszawa and an excellent dinner by the Rynek Starego Miasta.

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SHORT REPORT
The objectives of the meeting was to prioritize the user requirements and establish the overall technical specifications of SALIG++. Six use cases were selected for the first prototype which will form the basis for the design of the different system components.

In the evening of the 22nd the project team got the chance to visit central Madrid and enjoy a guided tour and a wonderful dinner together.

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The Workshop

DATE AND VENUE
2-3 June, 2013
Stockholm University
Kista, Sweden

SHORT REPORT
The main objectives of the meeting was to establish the project team and initiate the discussions on the possibilities with the SALIG++ solution. In several workshops we identified the first set of functionalities and requirements of SALIG++. Based on these findings focus groups with seniors, informal and formal carers will be held during the fall as part of the first work package.

In the evening of the 2nd June we walked through the Old Town of Stockholm and traveled by boat to visit the islands if Fjäderholmarna in the Stockholm archipelago.